ports Flashcards
Port 20
FTP Data Transfer – Used for transferring files between a client and server in FTP.
Port 21
SFTP-Used for controlling FTP communication (commands and responses).
Port 22
Secure Shell-Secure remote login and encrypted communication for command-line access.
Port 23
Telnet – Unencrypted remote login service, now rarely used due to security risks.
Port 25
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) – Used for sending emails between mail servers.
Port 53
DNS (Domain Name System) – Resolves domain names to IP addresses (name-to-IP mapping).
Port 80
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) – Used for standard web traffic (unencrypted).
Port 110
POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) – Used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail server.
Port 143
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) – Used for retrieving emails from a mail server (more advanced than POP3).
Port 389
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) – Used for accessing and managing directory services (e.g., Active Directory).
Port 443
HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) – Secure, encrypted communication used by websites (standard for secure web browsing).
Port 3306
MySQL – Used for database management and communication between MySQL servers and clients.
Port 69
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) – A simple file transfer protocol, typically used for booting and transferring configuration files.
Port 995
POP3S (POP3 Secure) – Secure version of POP3 for retrieving emails from mail servers over SSL/TLS encryption.
Port 1433
MS SQL Server – Default port for Microsoft SQL Server to communicate with client applications.